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LOT 2263
Medieval Decorated Bronze Ring
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.55 grams, 21.85 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Penannular type, rectangular in plan with impressed border, scale design made from punched crescent motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2263
Medieval Decorated Bronze Ring
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Medieval Silver Annular Brooch with Pin
1200-1700 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
The frame circular in plan with a sub-triangular cross-section and convex outer edge, flat reverse; a pair of decorative transverse grooves flanking the pin constriction, recess for the pin-rest; pin coiled around the shank, D-shaped in section and with a rounded point, decorated with three transverse grooves to the obverse. 2.72 grams, 21 mm
Found near Lewes, East Sussex, UK; declared as potential Treasure under the Treasure Act with Treasure reference no.2025T785, subsiquently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-2465B3.
Annular brooches were used to fasten garments, growing in popularity during the 13th and 14th centuries and continuing into the Post Medieval period. See Egan and Pritchard (2002, pg. 248-255) for examples recovered from Medieval contexts in London. A broadly similar medieval example that has been submitted through the treasure process includes: 2007T343 (SUSS-BC4C47). However, the form is decoratively similar to some early Post Medieval examples such as DOR-3A57FD (2022T442) and GLO-3C6A1A (2022T439), of 16th century date, but on these examples the reverse of the frame is bevelled not flat. Based on the above examples a broad 13th to 17th century date is suggested. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Crosses
Circa 1100-1250 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The hoop with three central evenly-spaced square panels with incised decoration and niello inlay, the central panel with an engraved square border and a cross within a smaller square border of niello inlay, the two outer panels with a thicker engraved saltire cross within a square border made of incised lines. 1.70 grams, 21.45 mm overall, 19.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 21st September 2023; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2025T49, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3F6C05. -
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Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Rampant Lion
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £110
Heater-shaped with lion rampant on red enamelled background. 10.54 grams, 32.7 mm
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
